Nature Nearby: The not-so-solid ground beneath our feet
BY FRED SEITZ As I take my usual neighborhood walks, I’ve been slipping and sliding on our muddy soil. While…
Nature Nearby: An early Halloween horror
BY FRED SEITZ On a damp, coolish evening mid-September, I was returning from my short evening walk with my wannabe…
Nature Nearby: It came from the dark, wet woods
By Fred Seitz My dog requires me to walk him outside multiple times 365 days a year (he’s a purebred…
Nature Nearby: Close encounters of the buggy kind
By Fred Seitz Mid-May, I stepped out our front door and was calmly proceeding down the steps, when I realized…
Nature Nearby: The sneezes, my friend, are ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’
BY FRED SEITZ About 140 million years ago, dinosaurs were wandering around the world. About the same time, the first…
Nature Nearby: Baby it’s cold outside
By Fred Seitz I think the headline of this February column accurately reflects much of our local weather this winter….
Nature Nearby: Autumn’s Soliloquy
To leave the leaves or not to leave them? That is Autumn’s question pending. Whether ‘tis smarter to rake and…
Nature Nearby: Halloween ‘horrors’ still spookin’ Hyattsville
By Fred Seitz Although we’ve entered into November, some of Halloween’s more familiar horrors continue to haunt our community….
Summertime visitors who won’t leave willingly
By Fred Seitz Most of us enjoy summer outdoor gatherings with friends and food, but often we get swarms of…
Nature Nearby: A whole lot of holes
By Fred Seitz I recently received an email with a photo and the question “What is this?” As I…
